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Old 05-04-2007, 12:44 AM   #1
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Old 05-04-2007, 03:53 AM   #2
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Well I wouldn't say A+ for the Dolphins, but I did give them a B on their draft. We do have 3 guys who will come in and contribute within the first 2 years. I love our first 3 picks with Ginn, Beck and Satele. But it is dumb to really grade a draft class until they're 3 years in, so I don't see anything ridiculous at this point.
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Most of what has been written about Ginn as a first round pick is a stretch, particularly as Brady Quinn was on the board. All draft grades are ridiculous, an A+ for the Dolphins is a bit over the edge.
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A+ for the Dolphins is LOL. Just goes to show that football writers are the dumbest sports writers in America.
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Another classic example of a media outlet making some outlandish claim so we will all talk about them.
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This writer just wants to be outrageous. This was a lousy draft year

and probably nobody deserved an A. Bill Belichick predicted that players

the quality of normal UDFAs would be coming off the board in round three.

This is why the Pats bailed out so quickly. For all practical purposes the

Pats' draft was Meriweather, Welker, and Moss. Not too bad for any year.

With regard to the rest of the draft don't get upset too early. Just because

the Pats choices don't fall in line with Great Northern Blue, NFL Draft

Countdown, etc. doesn't mean that the Pats laid an egg. It justs means

the Pats have a large competent scouting organization and these draft

websites don't have those kinds of resources. The Pats will still have

a half dozen rookies on the team.

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A+ for the Dolphins is LOL.
What's wrong with A+? Everybody knows that the best way to build a team is to build it around a punt returner. What dynasty ever had a franchise QB?

No, punt returner is the way to go if you want a player to build a franchise around.

Plus Ginn is also a wide receiver. Look how many Lombardis Keyshawn and Friar brought to the Jets and New England. Plus, Detroit became a dynasty with multiple superbowl wins by drafting the best WR in the draft. Didn't it?

The only thing keeping the Dophins from getting an A++ is that they didn't draft a long snapper in round 2.
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Hard to argue about the Pats grade.......since he couldn't even bother to name what picks were reaches.
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...For all practical purposes the

Pats' draft was Meriweather, Welker, and Moss. Not too bad for any year.
Right, except you're understating what they got for their first, second, and third rounds picks in this draft, plus Deion Branch:

Brandon Meriweather
Wes Welker
Randy Moss
SF's first rounder next year - probably a higher pick than #28 in a deeper draft
An extra 3rd round pick next year.

Not bad at all.
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Well I wouldn't say A+ for the Dolphins, but I did give them a B on their draft. We do have 3 guys who will come in and contribute within the first 2 years. I love our first 3 picks with Ginn, Beck and Satele. But it is dumb to really grade a draft class until they're 3 years in, so I don't see anything ridiculous at this point.

I'd have to say I'm with Aqua on this.

My gut feeling is that Ginn was a reach that high in the first round - and I'm not sure why they'd reach with Quinn on the board.

I think its a classic example of a pro coach taking a guy he recruited in college - they become overly enamored with them and see them through rose colored glasses

But he'll probably be a decent WR - so it all depends on how well Beck and Quinn do in the NFL - and we won't know that for some time.

So the possibility of an A+ is there - one can't rule it out but you can't say that now.
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